/*
 *
 * System2 Simulation Framework
 * Copyright (C) 2011 - 2012 Jacob Dawid
 * jacob.dawid@googlemail.com
 *
 * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *
 */

#ifndef SERIALIZABLE_H
#define SERIALIZABLE_H

#include <QString>

namespace System2 {
    /**
      * \interface Serializable
      * \author Jacob Dawid <jacob.dawid@googlemail.com>
      * \date 12.01.2012
      */
    class Serializable {
    public:
        Serializable();

        /**
          * Serializes this object.
          */
        virtual QString serialize() = 0;

        /**
          * Unserializes this object from the given data.
          * \return If successfully unserialized, this will be true.
          */
        virtual bool unserialize(const QString& data) = 0;
    };
}
#endif // SERIALIZABLE_H
